Those of us in the newspaper industry have to empathize with the U.S. Postal Service. While we certainly wouldn't give up the Internet, with its wealth of information and convenient methods of communication, we can't deny the global network has taken a toll on our line of work. Want to find out the latest news? Pull up your favorite news website - no need to wait for the print edition. Want to write a letter? Forget about your stationery - just send an email. But while many newspapers are adapting - albeit some more reluctantly than others - to this brave new digital world by beefing up online content and posting updates on social media, it's far too late for the USPS to consider jumping on the email and online bill paying service bandwagon. That's why the agency needs to bolster and evolve its other services, ones that cannot simply be replaced by the click of a mouse or keyboard/Holly Bowen, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.

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